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. >>> rescue teams headed back into a west virginia mine early this morning to continue looking for four missing miners. the rescuers had to evacuate the mine last night because of dangerous gases. crews drilled a hole into the mine to help release some of those gases. >> you have to make decisions that are conscious decision inside the best interest of the rescue workers because we can't put them at risk, either. >> so far 25 miners died in the explosion on monday. hopes of finding the four remaining miners alive is looking grim. >>> friends and family members of the miners are outraged over a group planning to protest outside of the site. members of the west borough baptist church say desasters like these happens because of maryland's tolerance of the gays. they made headlines after protesting the funeral of a marijuana killed in iraq. people in the west virginia town want the church members gone. >> they are after them right now and they're going to come down here and protest it, saying that you know, that god you know killed them guys. no. they better take their ass back to texas. th
. >>> rescue teams headed back into a west virginia mine early this morning to continue looking for four missing miners. the rescuers had to evacuate the mine last night because of dangerous gases. crews drilled a hole into the mine to help release some of those gases. >> you have to make decisions that are conscious decision inside the best interest of the rescue workers because we can't put them at risk, either. >> so far 25 miners died in the explosion on monday. hopes...
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one place the president wants to expand drilling is off the coast of virginia. >> offshore on the atlantic ocean is as much part of the chesapeake bay as we see right here behind me. >> reporter: the chesapeake watershed runs 8,000 square miles from upstate new york down to the susquehanna river, and down to the state of and the mouth bay and virginia beach. the head of the foundation says there's a lot at stake. >> 90% of the state's female blue crabs spawn at the mouth of the bay. the la laver a flow to the bay. an oil spill could literally wipe out an entire year class of blue crabs. >> reporter: baker says it would take the bay more than a decade to recover from a spill, but the president promises protection. >> we will protect areas that are vital to tourism, the environment and our national security. we will be guided not by political ideology but by scientific evidence. >> this offshore area is exactly where a whole new industry of offshore wind farms has been planned. that is clean energy, that is 21st century sources of energy. let's go after that. >>> on his blog governor o'malle
one place the president wants to expand drilling is off the coast of virginia. >> offshore on the atlantic ocean is as much part of the chesapeake bay as we see right here behind me. >> reporter: the chesapeake watershed runs 8,000 square miles from upstate new york down to the susquehanna river, and down to the state of and the mouth bay and virginia beach. the head of the foundation says there's a lot at stake. >> 90% of the state's female blue crabs spawn at the mouth of...
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officials say the crab population is up 60% thanks in large part to working with virginia to conserve the fee nail crab in the bay. >> what we saw this year is that those that increase number of adults produce a very healthy spawn, so we had a really good reproduction, a lot of young crabs and still a lot of adult crabs for highest population we have seen in over a decade. >> it's the good news the department of natural resources has been waiting for. yet some of the men working those waterways say they just aren't seeing the same thing. joel d smith is live in churchton this morning with a man whose lively hood is tied to that crab industry. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. that man is captain bob, evans. he agrees with the but should be an asterisk there because there's something else happening. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: you got these guys yesterday, right? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: you said that the numbers are right, 60%, they are right but if they're measuring the adults or the little ones there's a big difference. >> absolutely. the small
officials say the crab population is up 60% thanks in large part to working with virginia to conserve the fee nail crab in the bay. >> what we saw this year is that those that increase number of adults produce a very healthy spawn, so we had a really good reproduction, a lot of young crabs and still a lot of adult crabs for highest population we have seen in over a decade. >> it's the good news the department of natural resources has been waiting for. yet some of the men working...
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. >>> northrop grumman decision to move its headquarters to virginia and not maryland. bob ehrlich says the state didn't do enough to entice the prestigious fortune 500 company. governor o'malley denies the claim saying that they were offered $32 million in incentives. but ehrlich says it's not enough. more incentives are necessary to reverse the perception that maryland is not business friendly. >> it appears that we were not taken seriously. we were used for leverage and maybe that got northrop grumman a better deal in virginia. >> the good thing is they have people on who are employed in maryland and they plan to grow that job base in maryland. >> maryland put a competitive offer but ultimately economic and available real estate was the deciding factor. >>> the debate over bringing table games to maryland is a legitimate issue, however he says the state still needs to work kinks in the slot gamble machines program. voters approved bringing as many as 15,000 slot machines to five locations in the state three years ago. it was part of the referendum that the govern or
. >>> northrop grumman decision to move its headquarters to virginia and not maryland. bob ehrlich says the state didn't do enough to entice the prestigious fortune 500 company. governor o'malley denies the claim saying that they were offered $32 million in incentives. but ehrlich says it's not enough. more incentives are necessary to reverse the perception that maryland is not business friendly. >> it appears that we were not taken seriously. we were used for leverage and maybe...
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is going to be continue for sometime until the 9:00 hour we have the advisory and also extends into virginia as well. if you have travel plans maybe on business headed in that direction, you're not going to see the fog quite dissipate that early. temperature wise, it's rather mild. 51 degrees in baltimore, 48 in salisbury and hagerstown. this fog will dissipate by later in the day. the frontal boundary could bring us light showers in spots, isolated in nature. high pressure will dominate through tomorrow and knack fo ma nicer day tomorrow. we get the run of showers and thunder this weekend. fog this morning, something is up, and thunder this afternoon. an isolated shower is not impossible but a nice day tomorrow. mostly mild and showers later saturday into the middle of next week still a possibility. let's see what is happening on the roads. most specifically with candace dold. she has the traffic edge. >> reporter: it is going to be a dangerous ride because of the fog. i was coming in from howard county and i could barely see cars in front of me and traffic lights as well. this is same deal
is going to be continue for sometime until the 9:00 hour we have the advisory and also extends into virginia as well. if you have travel plans maybe on business headed in that direction, you're not going to see the fog quite dissipate that early. temperature wise, it's rather mild. 51 degrees in baltimore, 48 in salisbury and hagerstown. this fog will dissipate by later in the day. the frontal boundary could bring us light showers in spots, isolated in nature. high pressure will dominate...
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the bodies will undergo autopsies at the west virginia medical examiners office. fraffederal investigate ores are looking at what caused the worst mining desaster since 1970. >>> the family of a teenager who was killed while riding his bike sues the anne arundel school system. it's a story you are seeing first on fox. christopher jones died last may after he was beaten in his crofton neighborhood. police say it happened because of an ongoing fight between two rival gangs. chris was allegedly being tormented for trying to breakup fights between the two. now his family has filed a lawsuit blaming the school for wrongful death. school administrators are not talking about the lawsuit but they will say steps are being taken to stop gang violence. >> we continue our antibullying efforts. we have done a gang awareness and drug awareness seminars for parents in conjunction with local police departments with the county state's attorney office. we participate in the both the county and reggia regional gang awareness program. >> the parents of the teens involved in the fight
the bodies will undergo autopsies at the west virginia medical examiners office. fraffederal investigate ores are looking at what caused the worst mining desaster since 1970. >>> the family of a teenager who was killed while riding his bike sues the anne arundel school system. it's a story you are seeing first on fox. christopher jones died last may after he was beaten in his crofton neighborhood. police say it happened because of an ongoing fight between two rival gangs. chris was...
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and then also in northern virginia. and it is until 9:00, because the sun starts to rise and warm up the air out there. but nonetheless chilly out there. in fact, looking at the future temperatures here on the future scan. temperatures dropping down tonight. and we will see them dropping down to the lower 40s. and, i think, it will get down to the 30s out here. model data shows lower 40s but i think mid 30s out there to get frost developing. and see the temperatures back by lunch time. around in the mid 60s. and then bump up to the lower 70s for highs tomorrow. which will feel good. here is what it will look like across the state. across the region. temperatures in the mid 50s. 40s to the north of us. and we will continue to see a warm push of air from the south. what is one of the determining factors of that is area of high pressure that is building in through the next day here. and replacing this low pressure, is high pressure. this low pressure is counter-clockwise rotation, drawing the cold air out of canada. all ac
and then also in northern virginia. and it is until 9:00, because the sun starts to rise and warm up the air out there. but nonetheless chilly out there. in fact, looking at the future temperatures here on the future scan. temperatures dropping down tonight. and we will see them dropping down to the lower 40s. and, i think, it will get down to the 30s out here. model data shows lower 40s but i think mid 30s out there to get frost developing. and see the temperatures back by lunch time. around...
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we were used as potential leverage, maybe that leverage got northrop a better deal from virginia. >> we would have been like toe to attract the 300,000 jobs to maryland. they plan to grow the job base in maryland. >>> a spokesman for northrop grumman said that the maryland put a very appealing offer but the economics and the location 1 out. >>> we have great experts to help you get started on the path to fitness and it's free. it's going to be a lot of fun. this morning megan gilliland is live with a taste of what you can expect. you were doing pretty well on the dancing last time. megan. >> reporter: i immediat i neee bit of work. we have set up a couple of exhibits, just a little taste of what you can expect tomorrow. you saw us on the i-dance over here. it's a lot of fun. that's something you and the kids can and and do tomorrow. this is something ta is a lot of fun. this is the brain bike. we have brian on here now. and the professor is here to steel us the effect of the study and if all of this is effective. >> brian is peddling in order to have a brain training type of game. so
we were used as potential leverage, maybe that leverage got northrop a better deal from virginia. >> we would have been like toe to attract the 300,000 jobs to maryland. they plan to grow the job base in maryland. >>> a spokesman for northrop grumman said that the maryland put a very appealing offer but the economics and the location 1 out. >>> we have great experts to help you get started on the path to fitness and it's free. it's going to be a lot of fun. this morning...
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regional radar, you can see a dry sweep or conditions across the state of maryland and down through virginia. but there is a cold front off to the west. and the couple of embedded thunderstorms. we are watching this system. and this is what will bring us clouds for easter sunday. rather than rain showers. although we have a slight chance of seeing maybe a quick spring rain showers, april shower sunday. but otherwise most of the weekend will be dry. have to see how the cold front looks inching close. and losing the moisture over the higher elevations of the mountains. but high pressure system is in control. dry conditions. and warm and sunny conditions yet again for tomorrow. so waking up at 9 a.m. it will be cooler. and once the sunshine peaks out. warming us into the mid 70s for tomorrow. again, it will be one of those days that the winds are out of the southeast, further inland, harrisburg, and 80. and annapolis, and further south toward the water it will be cooler. with that breeze. so then here we go. sunday, 6 a.m. cold front pushes through. and we will see more clouds around. and maybe
regional radar, you can see a dry sweep or conditions across the state of maryland and down through virginia. but there is a cold front off to the west. and the couple of embedded thunderstorms. we are watching this system. and this is what will bring us clouds for easter sunday. rather than rain showers. although we have a slight chance of seeing maybe a quick spring rain showers, april shower sunday. but otherwise most of the weekend will be dry. have to see how the cold front looks inching...
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. >>> a team of federal investigators will arrive in west virginia to try to determine what caused last week's deadly mine blast. crews worked yesterday to remove the bodies of the final four miners found dead over the weekend. the blast last monday killed 29 in all. officials say high levels of methane gas might have played a role. the company that operates the mine has been repeated cited and fined for ventilation problems. the families are grieving and trying to find a way to move. >> we stria to fin try to find t the pain is still there. it won't go away. >> it brings the reality out that it's a dangerous life and they put their lives on the line every day. >> this is the deadliest mining desaster since 19 sphie. 1970. >>> poland comes to the grip of the loss of their president and others country leaders. on saturday, a plane carrying poland's president crashed in thick fog in western russia. in all 96 people died. there were no survivors. secretary of state hillary clinton spent time at the polish embassy in d.c. this weekend signing a con dol con con dollad offering support to the
. >>> a team of federal investigators will arrive in west virginia to try to determine what caused last week's deadly mine blast. crews worked yesterday to remove the bodies of the final four miners found dead over the weekend. the blast last monday killed 29 in all. officials say high levels of methane gas might have played a role. the company that operates the mine has been repeated cited and fined for ventilation problems. the families are grieving and trying to find a way to move....
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northrop grumman is moving its headquarters tr lo from los ango virginia. those jobs are high salaried executive positions. it provides aerospace, electronics and technical services remember the company employs 120,000 people in all. >>> would you know something is wrong with you but you don't know what it is, it can be very scary. sometimes it can be tough for doctors. spots the lung or lung nods pose a tough challenge for doctors. it can be difficult to determine whether those spots are cancerous and most patients are referred to surgery when they may not bed this morning we are joined by dr. richard buterfrano and doctor of the cancer surgery. good morning. >> explain what a lung noddl nos and what to do. >> we are starting to see spots that would never have shown up on a chest x-ray. sometimes they are smaller than the tip of one's small fink the. they are very small and only picked up on the sophisticated ct scans. >> if you see that spot, what does it mean for the patient. >> if the patient is a young patient who has never been a lifetime smoker, the
northrop grumman is moving its headquarters tr lo from los ango virginia. those jobs are high salaried executive positions. it provides aerospace, electronics and technical services remember the company employs 120,000 people in all. >>> would you know something is wrong with you but you don't know what it is, it can be very scary. sometimes it can be tough for doctors. spots the lung or lung nods pose a tough challenge for doctors. it can be difficult to determine whether those spots...
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maryland is sixth in the 2009 rankings while virginia is tenth. compared to last year, maryland is lower but just one spot and virginia rooked up to 24th in 2008. >>> in the news now, crews are racing to seal off an under water oil well that is spilling 42,000-gallons a day in to the gulf of mexico. the well began to leak after it exploded last week. repair crews are trying to use a remote control sub to reach the well head. it could reach the shore in as little as three days. >>> the brother of the late polish president says he will run in the election to replace his twin killed in a plane crash earlier this month. he says he will continue the mission of his brother and the others who died in the crash. >>> manuel noriega is in france to face money laundering charges. united states extradited him after french authorities accused him of squandering $3 million in proceeds by purchasing luxury apartments in paris. >>> coming up on 9 news now, will the federal reserve raise interest rates? we will have the answer in "living smart "in two minutes. we'
maryland is sixth in the 2009 rankings while virginia is tenth. compared to last year, maryland is lower but just one spot and virginia rooked up to 24th in 2008. >>> in the news now, crews are racing to seal off an under water oil well that is spilling 42,000-gallons a day in to the gulf of mexico. the well began to leak after it exploded last week. repair crews are trying to use a remote control sub to reach the well head. it could reach the shore in as little as three days....
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. >> and the west virginia mine disaster. new information on the rescue effort. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> well, our streak of dry, blue skies and summer like heat is over. the clouds rolled in early this evening and then the rain came down. some areas were even under a thunderstorm warning for a couple of hours. hello again, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. more on tonight's rain in a bit. first some of the top stories tonight. staff members at baltimore's afro american newspaper are mourning the death of one of their own. paper's 72-year-old security guard was gunned down while ordering food at a chinese carry out early this morning. police say the two suspects fled the scene, with $13. they stole from another customer. at the paper today the victim's co-workers were struggling to make sense of it all. >> life is a cycle. and so you are born and grow old and then eventually you die. but when it is cut short by something that doesn't seem to
. >> and the west virginia mine disaster. new information on the rescue effort. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> well, our streak of dry, blue skies and summer like heat is over. the clouds rolled in early this evening and then the rain came down. some areas were even under a thunderstorm warning for a couple of hours. hello again, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. more on tonight's rain in...
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it terrell brown is in naoma, west virginia with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: michelle, good morning to you. a decision had to be made soon. time is running out to potentially save the lives of those four missing miners. and in the middle of the night, rescuers decided to go in. rescue teams are back inside the upper big branch mine heading for the safe rooms where the four missing miners could still be alive. >> the plan is for two teams to go underground and to visit both of those refuge chambers. >> reporter: to ensure the air remains safe, nitrogen is being pumped in to neutralize toxic gas. teams are also making plans to begin removing the bodies of the confirmed dead. >> i believe that families are relieved and knowing that this process is starting which the end will be near. >> reporter: early on thursday, explosive levels of gas forced rescue teams to end their search and turn back. they were within 500 feet of a rescue room. >> we committed to the families that we wanted to get into the chambers within 96 hours and we're tryi
it terrell brown is in naoma, west virginia with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: michelle, good morning to you. a decision had to be made soon. time is running out to potentially save the lives of those four missing miners. and in the middle of the night, rescuers decided to go in. rescue teams are back inside the upper big branch mine heading for the safe rooms where the four missing miners could still be alive. >> the plan is for two teams to go underground and to visit...
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the president wants to allow drilling off the virginia shoreline. but the chesapeake session says that the decision could have a negative imo impact on the blueb population. a spill could destroy a year's worth of newborn crab. >> we realize that more domestic sources of oil are in the national best interest and domestic energy is important, but this offshore area is exactly where a whole new industry of offshore wind farms has been planned. that is clean energy, that is 21st century sources of energy. let's go after that. >> on his blog, governor o'malley referred to a letter he wrote last year which says, maryland does not support oil and gas activities off the coast of maryland during this 2010, 2015 planning psyching. the governor or did add that the state might reconsider its position in the future. >>> it's supposed to take just 10 minutes but if you're one of the thousands who still have not turned in your census form, you might get a knock on your front door pretty soon. joel d smith is live downtown this morning with more on census day. it'
the president wants to allow drilling off the virginia shoreline. but the chesapeake session says that the decision could have a negative imo impact on the blueb population. a spill could destroy a year's worth of newborn crab. >> we realize that more domestic sources of oil are in the national best interest and domestic energy is important, but this offshore area is exactly where a whole new industry of offshore wind farms has been planned. that is clean energy, that is 21st century...
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sandra endo joins us from west virginia with more. good morning, sandra. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. rescue teams are in the mine right now making their way through the navigating area there. the mission started 2 1/2 hours ago. overnight workers worked to ventilate the mine, reducing the levels of toxic gases inside the mine, and now the rescue operation is in full swing. finally the search is on. >> the rescue teams will be entering the mine to execute the plan. there will be 32 people total going into the coal mine. >> reporter: the rescue teams and hopeful family members it all boils down to this. >> the only chance we still have yet is that they could have made it to the chambers. >> reporter: it's been a roller coaster mission trying to find the four missing miners and get to the rescue chambers which is equipped to help them 96 hours. >> we knew something had happened. we didn't know what, but we needed to get out and luckily we did. >> reporter: they had halted the operations because of poisonous gases underground. wit
sandra endo joins us from west virginia with more. good morning, sandra. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. rescue teams are in the mine right now making their way through the navigating area there. the mission started 2 1/2 hours ago. overnight workers worked to ventilate the mine, reducing the levels of toxic gases inside the mine, and now the rescue operation is in full swing. finally the search is on. >> the rescue teams will be entering the mine to execute the plan. there will...
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front is still sitting back over western portions of west virginia. so we we have a good distance to let that get through overnight tonight. and temperatures will fall. so definitely we have more activity on the way. in fact, looking at the lightning. mainly over virginia where it is strong, as far as even tornado activity down there. and north of us. but lightning for us has been quiet. looking and talking about the warm air pushing out. big changes on the way. coming in from the northwest. and continue to see temperatures drop as we go through the overnight. i will have a look at the temperatures and your weekend outlook coming up in a bit. >> thank you, vytas. >> and you can be in charge of your own personalized forecast. i-radar is available at foxbaltimore.com. use the interactive tools to track storms down to your street. go to foxbaltimore.com/i-radar. >> more concerns over baltimore city's practice of rotating fire company closures. the issue, back on the table tonight. after three people, including a firefighter are seriously hurt in a fire.
front is still sitting back over western portions of west virginia. so we we have a good distance to let that get through overnight tonight. and temperatures will fall. so definitely we have more activity on the way. in fact, looking at the lightning. mainly over virginia where it is strong, as far as even tornado activity down there. and north of us. but lightning for us has been quiet. looking and talking about the warm air pushing out. big changes on the way. coming in from the northwest....
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how family and friends of those kill indeed west virginia are remembering their loved ones. >>> massive protests over a new immigration law in arizona. why some say it's an abuse of civil rights. >>> why you only have a few days left Ñ >>> mourners gather in west virginia to honor the miners killed in an explosion earlier this month. many of the people at service wearing black ribbons with gold shovels special pickaxes. president obama met privately with the victim's families before delivering the eulogy. >> it can be found by seeking the face of god, who quiets our troubled minds. a god who mends our broken hearts. a god who easies our morning souls. >> the names of the 29 victims were read during the memorial service. their pictures were also on the stage. >>> protests continue outside the capital building in phoenix over the new strict immigration law. police are required to question people about their legal status. it also toughens restrictions on hiring illegal immigrants for day labor. maryland lawmakers are weigh nothing on this controversial issue. >> number one, zee to protect
how family and friends of those kill indeed west virginia are remembering their loved ones. >>> massive protests over a new immigration law in arizona. why some say it's an abuse of civil rights. >>> why you only have a few days left Ñ >>> mourners gather in west virginia to honor the miners killed in an explosion earlier this month. many of the people at service wearing black ribbons with gold shovels special pickaxes. president obama met privately with the victim's...
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look at charleston, west virginia. 91 degrees so a little bit further inland, the warmer air malls along the water, cooler. bringing in a sea breeze. sky watch hd regional radar, dry across most of the state 569 maryland. toward the midwest there is a line of showers and embedded thunderstorms with a cold front that will be inching in our direction throughout the weekend. it will lose most of the mountains over the -- moisture over the mountains. warm temperatures throughout the day, saturday, then sunday but here comes the cold front and by the time it reaches our area at sunday morning, we'll see a couple more clouds around. maybe an isolated sprinkle or light rain shower. otherwise we'll continue with the fabulous weather, high pressure moves back in behind it. out on the bay, fort mchenry, sunny, warm, 71 degrees. winds out of the south at 5-10. the next 7 days looks very nice. 74 saturday. 75 sunday. a slight chance, 20% chance for an isolated rain shower in the region. monday and tuesday, look at that. stick with the upper 70s. wednesday, thursday, a stronger cold front drops the t
look at charleston, west virginia. 91 degrees so a little bit further inland, the warmer air malls along the water, cooler. bringing in a sea breeze. sky watch hd regional radar, dry across most of the state 569 maryland. toward the midwest there is a line of showers and embedded thunderstorms with a cold front that will be inching in our direction throughout the weekend. it will lose most of the mountains over the -- moisture over the mountains. warm temperatures throughout the day, saturday,...
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. >>> despite the rough economy, score one for virginia. a major defense contractor is moving its headquarters from california to the commonwealth. kristin fisher has more from arlington on northrop grumman's big move. >> reporter: both virginia and maryland have been courting northrop grumman since last january when the company announced they wanted to move the headquarters from california to the washington area. yesterday the company announced it had made its decision. northrop grumman will be moving to one of two locations in northern virginia. either a site out at dulles airport or right here in crystal city, which is already home to several defense contractors and of course we can't forget that it is practically next door to the pentagon. here's what the ceo and president of northrop grumman had to say about the move on monday. he said -- northrop grumman is one of the largest defense and global security contractors in the world. they do everything from aerospace, electronics, information system and ship buildings and the biggest clien
. >>> despite the rough economy, score one for virginia. a major defense contractor is moving its headquarters from california to the commonwealth. kristin fisher has more from arlington on northrop grumman's big move. >> reporter: both virginia and maryland have been courting northrop grumman since last january when the company announced they wanted to move the headquarters from california to the washington area. yesterday the company announced it had made its decision. northrop...
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over parts of northern virginia, they do have some frost advisories through the overnight. it looks like for us we'll see the cooler temperatures settling in and warmup from the west over the next few days. we have this area of low pressure with that counter clockwise spin over parts of maine bringing down showers over parts of massachusetts and upstate new york a got a little rain. that cool air was funneling down behind the area of low pressure. now that the clouds are breaking over the state, we'll continue to see temperatures drop relatively quickly through the next couple of hours. future scan shows dry conditions. clear skies for tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. looks like a beautiful day setting up for tuesday as well with dry conditions. giving us a chance for rumbles of thunder as temperatures increase. 64 degrees for you folks on the eastern shore with plenty of sunshine. folks in chestertown looking at a decent day. not as cool as today. 65 degrees around the central portion of the state. plenty of sunshine and western maryland looking at temperatures right around 6
over parts of northern virginia, they do have some frost advisories through the overnight. it looks like for us we'll see the cooler temperatures settling in and warmup from the west over the next few days. we have this area of low pressure with that counter clockwise spin over parts of maine bringing down showers over parts of massachusetts and upstate new york a got a little rain. that cool air was funneling down behind the area of low pressure. now that the clouds are breaking over the...
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now, as for ibses for incidentso have something to talk about, a broken watermain at virginia avenue. it's on the only road. it's at edgeton elementary school. we will continue to keep you up-to-date. you can at least get around the area, it's just going to be tricky this morning. as for the jfx, there's nothing to annoy you there on either the southbound lanes or the northbound stretch. however, there's a fallen trees blocking most of falls road. that is at old pimlico road we will continue to monitor that and hopefully we will get out of that soon. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, back to you. >>> coming up american idol is down to 7. >>> let it be ♪ ♪ let it be ♪ let it be >> who got voted off last night. >> so now we're not going to have any ability in this country for the united states to send its own astronauts to and from orbit. >>> and next astronauts fear the worst. how president obama could change hi, you cancelled your cable service? finally -- good riddance. [ door closes ] hi, i'm from xfinity here to tell you about our exciting new xfinity service. is
now, as for ibses for incidentso have something to talk about, a broken watermain at virginia avenue. it's on the only road. it's at edgeton elementary school. we will continue to keep you up-to-date. you can at least get around the area, it's just going to be tricky this morning. as for the jfx, there's nothing to annoy you there on either the southbound lanes or the northbound stretch. however, there's a fallen trees blocking most of falls road. that is at old pimlico road we will continue to...
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and down over parts of west virginia and virginia. we will see the activity building our way going into tomorrow. so get the umbrellas ready. we will see the low pressure push n bringing us the rain. so temperatures right now 59 in baltimore. and it looks like we will see the temperatures back in the lower 60s tomorrow. but we will see the showers sticking around for about a day or so. closer look at more rain for the weekend coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> coming up. speed cameras and speed space. how they could track you. >> good and bad news for european travelers tonight as flights begin to take off again. details of another bigger eas long as emerging however. >> details of google's cyber attack being revealed. how you could have >> that volcano responsible for iceland's ash cloud now shows no signs of stopping. and scientists fear tremors from it could trigger a more dangerous eruption at the nearby catla volcano. ten times stronger and shoot higher and larger plumes of ash into the skies. >> great news, however forks ai
and down over parts of west virginia and virginia. we will see the activity building our way going into tomorrow. so get the umbrellas ready. we will see the low pressure push n bringing us the rain. so temperatures right now 59 in baltimore. and it looks like we will see the temperatures back in the lower 60s tomorrow. but we will see the showers sticking around for about a day or so. closer look at more rain for the weekend coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> coming up. speed...
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the presence sure isn't welcome in west virginia right now. >> the they are there right now and they are going to come down here and protest saying that god has killed them guys. no. better take their ass back to texas. better go now. >>reporter: the group plans to be in west virginia for the next few days. >>> lively debate today in annapolis on bill that would legalize medical marijuana but as john tells us it's an issue still sharply dividing lawmakers. john. >>reporter: the bill has bipartisan support but still plenty of questions being raised by skeptics. bill allows pharmacy to distribute small amounts of pot with patient with chronic or severe illnesses. many doctors say pot relieves pain and easys side effect of chemoo. marijuana grown and regulated by the state. today senators debated details of the program whether pot would wind up in the hands of patients who are not severely ill. >> let's be honest. this bill goes way, way, way beyond terminal cancer pain. we are talking about people going through agony and pain. people with cancer. people with leukemia. people with wasti
the presence sure isn't welcome in west virginia right now. >> the they are there right now and they are going to come down here and protest saying that god has killed them guys. no. better take their ass back to texas. better go now. >>reporter: the group plans to be in west virginia for the next few days. >>> lively debate today in annapolis on bill that would legalize medical marijuana but as john tells us it's an issue still sharply dividing lawmakers. john....
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coming up, the latest on the efforts to get inside the site of the deadly mine explosion in west virginia. >>> a six-year-old legal battle between four city workers and police is finally over. p. i'll have the story coming up. >>> the city of baltimore will pay out thousands of dollars to a group of people arrested for doing nothing. miranda stevens live downtown with more on why the people were taken into custody in the first place. miranda. >> reporter: well, jennifer, i'm outside the office of the attorney who represented four city workers who back in 2004 were arrested for literally doing nothing. the workers were actually doing some concrete work in an area near south -- when an officer pulled over a stolen vehicle suspect who then tried to walkway and got into a struggle with the officer. now, police helicopter was above and order the workers to help the officer, but they didn't. they were later arrested but never charged. they eventually sued the city but then settled for $35,000 the which the board of estimates approved today. >> there was a 1945 case that reiterated the prmtion t
coming up, the latest on the efforts to get inside the site of the deadly mine explosion in west virginia. >>> a six-year-old legal battle between four city workers and police is finally over. p. i'll have the story coming up. >>> the city of baltimore will pay out thousands of dollars to a group of people arrested for doing nothing. miranda stevens live downtown with more on why the people were taken into custody in the first place. miranda. >> reporter: well, jennifer,...
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in allegheny county and you see the low 30s toward west virginia. the low pressure that is bringing snow up in new england is bringing us cool air to the south again. the winds will be picking up as high pressure begins to build in. the good part about the high pressure building in is not only to bring us clear skies but on the south backside of it brings us cooler temperatures. the temperatures warm up really nicely as we head into the weekend. 62 for the high at the eastern shore. mostly clear skies and a 15-25-mile-an-hour wind that may gust a little bit higher as will be the case in the central part of the state where we climb to 64 degrees with the mainly clear skies. back to the west we will get up to 60 degrees with mainly clear skies. another cool day throughout the state before temperatures rebound tomorrow and beyond. 42 degrees the overnight low. a chilly night with a northwest wind at 10-15 miles per hour. tomorrow 70 degrees for the high, lots of sunshine, 79 on friday, mostly clear as we continue to warm things up. how about 85 saturda
in allegheny county and you see the low 30s toward west virginia. the low pressure that is bringing snow up in new england is bringing us cool air to the south again. the winds will be picking up as high pressure begins to build in. the good part about the high pressure building in is not only to bring us clear skies but on the south backside of it brings us cooler temperatures. the temperatures warm up really nicely as we head into the weekend. 62 for the high at the eastern shore. mostly...
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we have lightening strike on the lightning data coming out of parts of west virginia and northern tip of virginia so there are some thunderstorms associated with this activity as we see the instability in the atmosphere and area of low pressure creating thunderstorms. zooming out the picture. area of low pressure actually moving through the area. helping lift the atmosphere creating showers and thunderstorms across the region. that will continue as we go through the next several hours. once we see this move through late overnight tonight into tomorrow move back to the west clearing good news a little hint of things to come as we get down the road. closer look how long the stormy weather will stick around. >> you can track these storms as they approach your house. use fox 45 very powerful doppler radar do to fox baltimore.com slash i radar. >> the storms overnight took down some trees in the region. oak tree in the up there00 block of edge wood avenue and elegant city cbingd in half by the light new england. landed on power lines and caused power outage in the area. power has been rest
we have lightening strike on the lightning data coming out of parts of west virginia and northern tip of virginia so there are some thunderstorms associated with this activity as we see the instability in the atmosphere and area of low pressure creating thunderstorms. zooming out the picture. area of low pressure actually moving through the area. helping lift the atmosphere creating showers and thunderstorms across the region. that will continue as we go through the next several hours. once we...
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estate officials say virginia was able to offer the company a better deal on land. that's worth 300 corporate jobs relocated. urlich claims maryland may never have been seriously considered for the move. >> it appears that we were never taken seriously. we were used as potential leverage. maybe that leverage got a better deal from virginia for northrup. >> we would like to attract the 300 corporate jobs to maryland but the good news is northrup has 11,000 people who are currently employed in maryland and plan to grow that job base in maryland. >>reporter: spokesman for governor o'malley says urlich claims are baseless and no one else has had anything to do with the deal agrees with him. this is news at 5:30. >>> thank you john. that brings us to our question of the day. is maryland doing enough to attrathe day. is marg enough to attract and keep businesses in this state. go to our web site and let us know what you think. also sound off on facebook and send us a tweet at fox baltimore and text us at 45203 and a.for yes and b for no. and response could air coming up t
estate officials say virginia was able to offer the company a better deal on land. that's worth 300 corporate jobs relocated. urlich claims maryland may never have been seriously considered for the move. >> it appears that we were never taken seriously. we were used as potential leverage. maybe that leverage got a better deal from virginia for northrup. >> we would like to attract the 300 corporate jobs to maryland but the good news is northrup has 11,000 people who are currently...
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off the coast of norfolk virginia. back west, good news, is that not anything going on. relatively quiet conditions. now the temperatures were in the upper 50s today. that was the high today. warm air being held off to the south. in the 60s. and right now sitting in the upper 40s. so cool night. but we will see things change for the next day planner. more sunshine with temperatures in the 60s. detailed look at how long the mild air sticks around coming up in the forecast. >> thank you so much. >> you can be in charge of your own personalized forecast. i-radar is available at foxbaltimore.com. use the interactive tools to track storms down to your neighborhood. go to foxbaltimore.com/i-radar. >> baltimore city will be receiving much needed money to pay for the very expensive winner -- winter we endured. city will get $2 million in federal relief because the national weather service determined the city sustained a record snowfall back in december. now the city is expecting, at least, $7 million more for the back-to-back blizzard that paralyzed the region in february. >> li
off the coast of norfolk virginia. back west, good news, is that not anything going on. relatively quiet conditions. now the temperatures were in the upper 50s today. that was the high today. warm air being held off to the south. in the 60s. and right now sitting in the upper 40s. so cool night. but we will see things change for the next day planner. more sunshine with temperatures in the 60s. detailed look at how long the mild air sticks around coming up in the forecast. >> thank you so...
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. >> a coal miners daughter, agony facing families of the victims of the explosion in west virginia. >> and the race for governor, what people are saying about the rematch, between ehrlich and o'malley. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello again, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd has the night off. we begin with breaking news out of northwest baltimore. two residents and 1 firefighter are hurt. in a two alarm apartment fire. it started after 9:00 tonight at win manner apartments in 3900 block of liberty heights avenue. officials say two residents suffered smoke inhalation, one of them an elderly woman that suffered serious burns. >> we also treated one firefighter, who fell from a second floor window. while battling the fire. he suffered burns to his hands and some other musculoskeletal injuries. >> two residents taken to bayview burn center. firefighter taken to shock trauma and is in serious condition. no word on the cause of the fire. >> there is also breaking news out of washington d.c. tonight. fbi is investigating w
. >> a coal miners daughter, agony facing families of the victims of the explosion in west virginia. >> and the race for governor, what people are saying about the rematch, between ehrlich and o'malley. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello again, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd has the night off. we begin with breaking news out of northwest baltimore. two residents and 1 firefighter are hurt. in a...
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virginia gave northrup more than $12 million in incentives. but the governor said he hopes to quickly get the money back. >> when you have 300 jobs that average in the neighborhood of about $200,000. we think it will bring 30 plus million dollars of tax revenues to the state. >> we would liked to have been able to attract the 300 corporate jobs to maryland. but the good news, is northrup has 11,000 people currently employed in maryland and they plan to grow that job base in maryland. >> republican bob ehrlich is criticizing o'malley's tax policies as unfriendly to business. and as a possible reason northrup chose them over maryland in relocating. >> the position of mayor in the city of annapolis comes with less power. the annapolis city council passed a bill giving it more control over the day-to-day operations of the city. the measure passed last night by a vote of 7-2. the council said the measure now increases the power of the citizens. >> chilly temperatures to end today. >> very chilly. chief meteorologist vytas reid is here to tell us ho
virginia gave northrup more than $12 million in incentives. but the governor said he hopes to quickly get the money back. >> when you have 300 jobs that average in the neighborhood of about $200,000. we think it will bring 30 plus million dollars of tax revenues to the state. >> we would liked to have been able to attract the 300 corporate jobs to maryland. but the good news, is northrup has 11,000 people currently employed in maryland and they plan to grow that job base in...
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it plans to relocate headquarters from los angeles to northern virginia. governor o'malley said it is a vic free the entire greater washington area. but former governor ehrlich running against o'malley this year said it shows o'malley knows little about attracting business to the state. >> meantime governor o'malley kicks off the reelection campaign tomorrow with a three day, moving maryland forward tour. first stop is fell's point in baltimore. then make stops in 10 others places. columbia, aberdine, catonsville and aberdine. >> man that made a living investigating politicians. talked to us about retirement. prosecutor robert rohrbaugh spent time reflecting on shiela dixon trial. despite the criticism he faced, he believes it was a strong case. and he also had this to say on what he thinks led to sheila dixon's downfall. >> pure agreed. you look at it from congress, to local politics, and it is agreed. to this date, ms. dixon has never explained to the public what that cash was doing in her bank account and where she got it. >> rohrbaugh said he has only
it plans to relocate headquarters from los angeles to northern virginia. governor o'malley said it is a vic free the entire greater washington area. but former governor ehrlich running against o'malley this year said it shows o'malley knows little about attracting business to the state. >> meantime governor o'malley kicks off the reelection campaign tomorrow with a three day, moving maryland forward tour. first stop is fell's point in baltimore. then make stops in 10 others places....
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grandmother in harper county who mailed a birthday card to her 3-year-old grand-daughter in the state of virginia. >> never send another birthday card in the mail with a gift card or money or check in it. never. never. it's sad. >>> when police arrested walsh tuesday at his consciousville house they recovered more than 400 gift cards in the car. if convicted he could go to jill for up to 5 years. >> city faces 120 million dollar deficit but some shop keepers are saying tonight a plan to tax bench by 4 cents may put them out of business. kathleen joining us now to explain. kathleen. >> some city leaders say essential services like police and fire will have to be cut in order to deal with the deficit. a tax on bench container has opponent out in force. standing room only at the public hearing on the measure to impose a 4 cent tax on benches. the owner of my cousin place in high land town says it will put him out of business. doe bait over councilville in heated debate. >> without new revenue city faces the pros text of closing 7 fire companies, laying off sworn police officers. >> i can't believe t
grandmother in harper county who mailed a birthday card to her 3-year-old grand-daughter in the state of virginia. >> never send another birthday card in the mail with a gift card or money or check in it. never. never. it's sad. >>> when police arrested walsh tuesday at his consciousville house they recovered more than 400 gift cards in the car. if convicted he could go to jill for up to 5 years. >> city faces 120 million dollar deficit but some shop keepers are saying...
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we were used as potential leverage, maybe, that leverage got north north a better deal from virginia. >> we would have liked to have been able to attract the 300 corporate jobs to maryland. but the good news is north north has 11,000 people that are currently employed in maryland. and they plan to grow that job base in maryland. >> a spokesperson for north north said maryland put together a very competitive and impressive offer. now that brings us to the question of the day. is maryland doing enough to attract businesses in the state. so far 17 percent of you say yes. and 83 percent say no. paul from union bridge writes on our website, if maryland was such a business friendly state businesses would not be leaving for better conditions in other states. >> well, it is shaping up to be a great weekend. >> yeah, chief meteorologist vytas reid joins with us all the details of what is looking to be a nice weekend. >> nice conditions setting up. and what we saw today. we will see for the next few days. but warmer temperatures. in fact, on hd skycam. no activity out there. just few high thin
we were used as potential leverage, maybe, that leverage got north north a better deal from virginia. >> we would have liked to have been able to attract the 300 corporate jobs to maryland. but the good news is north north has 11,000 people that are currently employed in maryland. and they plan to grow that job base in maryland. >> a spokesperson for north north said maryland put together a very competitive and impressive offer. now that brings us to the question of the day. is...
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and norfolk and virginia beach. the foundation's president will baker said a spill could destroy a entire year of newborn crab. >> we realize that more domestic sources of oil are in the national best interest. domestic energy is important. but this offshore area is exactly where a whole new industry of offshore wind farms has been planned. that's clean energy. 21st century sources of energy. let's go after that. >> well, on his blog today, governor o'malley referred to a letter he wrote last year. which said "maryland does not support oil and gas activities off the coast of maryland during this 2010, 2015 planning cycle." the governor added the state could reconsider the position in the future. >> well, work has begun on maryland's first commercial wind farm. consists of 28 turbines, on top of back bone mountain. crews began to survey and clearing timber from deer park. company expects the project to generate electricity by the end of the year. >> afternoon accusations that the baltimore council president does not
and norfolk and virginia beach. the foundation's president will baker said a spill could destroy a entire year of newborn crab. >> we realize that more domestic sources of oil are in the national best interest. domestic energy is important. but this offshore area is exactly where a whole new industry of offshore wind farms has been planned. that's clean energy. 21st century sources of energy. let's go after that. >> well, on his blog today, governor o'malley referred to a letter he...
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through virginia, maryland and new york and pennsylvania. you can see a cold front pushing through. dry conditions back to the west. clearing out in the ohio valley. and cooler air will be making the way in our direction tomorrow. other concern today has been strong gusty winds. oust southwesterlyer today that brought in that warm air mass. now they have shifted with that cold front. toward the northwest. 15 in baltimore right now. hagerstown. 14 in oakland. and winds will continue to be strong and blustery out there. overnight tonight and for the daytime tomorrow for saturday. temperatures though right now. still holding strong at 70 in baltimore. and 10-degree temperature change north in harrisburg. so you can see where exactly that cold front is. 55 in pittsburg. 52 in cleveland. and 46 degrees in chicago. so that's the cooler air mass coming our direction. overnight tonight. and sticks around for pretty much the weekend. and seasonal temperatures for where we should be, for the second week in april. so here comes the cold front. isolated rain showers. moving through. and waking
through virginia, maryland and new york and pennsylvania. you can see a cold front pushing through. dry conditions back to the west. clearing out in the ohio valley. and cooler air will be making the way in our direction tomorrow. other concern today has been strong gusty winds. oust southwesterlyer today that brought in that warm air mass. now they have shifted with that cold front. toward the northwest. 15 in baltimore right now. hagerstown. 14 in oakland. and winds will continue to be strong...
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. >>> a team of investigators will arrive in west virginia today, to try to determine what caused last week's deadly mind blast. rescuers worked over the weekend to remove the bodies left of the miners. high levels of methane gas may have played a role. the company that operates the mine has been repeated fined for ventilation problems. families grieving are trying to find a way to move on. >> we're trying to find closure but the pain it still there. it won't go away. >> it brings the reality that it's a dangerous life and they put their lives on the line every day. >> this is the deadliest mining desaster since 1970. >>> poland comes to grips with the loss of its president and countless other government and millitary leaders. tens of thousands of people watched as the president's body was brought back to the presidential palace in warsaw. on saturday, a plane carrying poland's president crashed in thick fog in western russia. in all 96 people died. there were no survivors. secretary of state, hillary clinton spent time at a polish embassy signing a con doll answer boocon dollcon dolla
. >>> a team of investigators will arrive in west virginia today, to try to determine what caused last week's deadly mind blast. rescuers worked over the weekend to remove the bodies left of the miners. high levels of methane gas may have played a role. the company that operates the mine has been repeated fined for ventilation problems. families grieving are trying to find a way to move on. >> we're trying to find closure but the pain it still there. it won't go away. >> it...
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officials say the crab population is up 60%, thanks in large part to working with virginia to conserve the female crabs in the bay. >>> what we saw this year is that those that increased number of adults produced a healthy spawn so we had a good reproduction, a lot of young crabs and still a lot of adult crabs for the highest population we have seen in several decades. >> it's the good news the department of natural resources has been waiting for. yet some the men working those waterways say they just aren't seeing the same thing. >> joel d smith is live in churchton this morning with a man whose lively hood is tied to the crab industry and he is not seeing it the same way, huh, joel. >> reporter: not necessarily, no. there's always differences when we talk about the what the government wants to do and what the guys out there working want to do. we are here to talk about this morning. we have the crab population this morning, and we have the man who is making it work, captain bobby vans. good morning. >> you looked over the study and yothe numbers, what do you thin. >> the numbers look
officials say the crab population is up 60%, thanks in large part to working with virginia to conserve the female crabs in the bay. >>> what we saw this year is that those that increased number of adults produced a healthy spawn so we had a good reproduction, a lot of young crabs and still a lot of adult crabs for the highest population we have seen in several decades. >> it's the good news the department of natural resources has been waiting for. yet some the men working those...
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reacting to news that northrop plans to move from los angeles to virginia. maryland had hoped to land the 300 executive jobs. and the prestige of a fortune 500 company but ehrlich claims o'malley did not do enough to entice them. >> it appears we were never taken seriously. used as potential leverage, maybe that leverage got northrup a better deal from virginia. >> state officials deny it. they say maryland and montgomery county offered the company a total of $22 million in incentives and company's ceo explains why he chose virginia. >> proximity and available real estate played a big role in it. but the economics also played a big role. >> we would liked to have been to be able attract the 300 corporate jobs to maryland. but the good news, is northrop grom man has 11,000 people currently employed in maryland and plan to grow that in maryland. >> head of the committee said northrop grom monis another reminder of the need for states like maryland to come up with huge financial to attract businesses. >> it is highly competitive and if you want to be in the gam
reacting to news that northrop plans to move from los angeles to virginia. maryland had hoped to land the 300 executive jobs. and the prestige of a fortune 500 company but ehrlich claims o'malley did not do enough to entice them. >> it appears we were never taken seriously. used as potential leverage, maybe that leverage got northrup a better deal from virginia. >> state officials deny it. they say maryland and montgomery county offered the company a total of $22 million in...
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you can see the first round of the rain showers already starting to move in towards west virginia. that's what we're going to experience overnight tonight is heavier rain showers. zooming out towards the west, you can see a couple of strong line of thunderstorms and tornado watches have been reported with this line of showers and storms. that will be pressing in our direction, but first we're going to be dealing with the heavy rain showers overnight. all associated with a big system that is firing up with these showers and storms. the warm front is going to stall out along the mason-dixon line. waking up tomorrow, those heavy rain showers or maybe a thunderstorm -- 51 degrees and 67 with thunderstorms in our area. will they linger for the first part of the work week? all the details in a few minutes. >>> remember. you can personalize your own forecast with iradar available at foxbaltimore.com. use the interactive tools to track these coming storms to your street. go to foxbaltimore.com/iradar. >>> did police go too far? the fiance of a man who was shot by officers earlier this week
you can see the first round of the rain showers already starting to move in towards west virginia. that's what we're going to experience overnight tonight is heavier rain showers. zooming out towards the west, you can see a couple of strong line of thunderstorms and tornado watches have been reported with this line of showers and storms. that will be pressing in our direction, but first we're going to be dealing with the heavy rain showers overnight. all associated with a big system that is...
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the mouth of the bay, is near norfolk and virginia beach. will baker of the foundation said there is a lot at stake. >> 90 percent of the bay's female blue crab spawn at the mouth of the bay. the larvae float out to the ocean in the top centimeter of the water column before they get legs and dive down back into the bay. an oil spill at that time could literally wipe out an entire year class of blue crabs. >> baker said it would take the bay more than a decade to recover from a spill. but the president promises protection. >> we will protect areas vital to tourism, environment, and our national security. and we will be guided not by political ideology but by scientific evidence. >> this offshore area is exactly where a whole new industry of offshore wind farms has been planned. that's clean energy. 21st century sources of energy. let's go after that. >> on his blog today, governor o'malley referred to a letter he wrote last year, which said, maryland does not support oil, and gas activities off the coast of maryland. during this 2010, 2015 pl
the mouth of the bay, is near norfolk and virginia beach. will baker of the foundation said there is a lot at stake. >> 90 percent of the bay's female blue crab spawn at the mouth of the bay. the larvae float out to the ocean in the top centimeter of the water column before they get legs and dive down back into the bay. an oil spill at that time could literally wipe out an entire year class of blue crabs. >> baker said it would take the bay more than a decade to recover from a...
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s right now. 76 degrees in baltimore. 77 in hagerstown t.once you cross the mountain back into west virginia. 84 degrees in charleston. 80 in clarks burg and even warmer temperatures beyond that in parts of ohio and indian a.some of that warmer air will be sliding our direction for tomorrow so we'll be in the low mid 80's across parts of the state. pretty warm but then we see the shower and thunderstorm activity moving with the frontal boundary to the north and see some changes. as we continue to see the south west south easterly flow of air that will help the temperatures go up into tomorrow. so tonight looking at mostly clear skies with few scattered clouds out there. temperatures at 63. nice mild night. tomorrow i have a closer look at how hot it is going to get and when the thunderstorms get here and will it stick around the entire weekend coming up. >>> all right thanks so much. long time champion for civil rights has died. benjamin hook served as director of naacp for 15 years. he took over the organization when financially strapped and membership relatively low. when he left the naacp
s right now. 76 degrees in baltimore. 77 in hagerstown t.once you cross the mountain back into west virginia. 84 degrees in charleston. 80 in clarks burg and even warmer temperatures beyond that in parts of ohio and indian a.some of that warmer air will be sliding our direction for tomorrow so we'll be in the low mid 80's across parts of the state. pretty warm but then we see the shower and thunderstorm activity moving with the frontal boundary to the north and see some changes. as we continue...
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. >> 99-year-old virginia campbell may be one of the oldest fans of apple's i-pad. daughter gave hurt device as a gift as soon as it was released. campbell suffers from glaucoma. >> opened the world, for that owe bro that i could not -- i could barely see to read. >> thanks to the bright screen she has read two books and gotten back into writing pea poetry. this is the first computer that she has ever owned. >> patrice harris fox 45 news "late edition". >> we are looking at breaks in the clouds and showers are 7 >> here is what is going on. seven-day forecast. plenty of sunshine on friday. 69 kicking off the week. saturday looks like sun and clouds gathering. and few showers working in. thunderstorms saturday night to sunday. we will get thunderstorm activity. then monday lingers around. and tuesday and wednesday we dry up. with the temperatures back in the 60s. back to you jeff. >> vytas i am empathize with you, flood director shaw runs a tight ship. >> be in charge of your own forecast. i-radar is available at foxbaltimore.com. use the tools to track storms down t
. >> 99-year-old virginia campbell may be one of the oldest fans of apple's i-pad. daughter gave hurt device as a gift as soon as it was released. campbell suffers from glaucoma. >> opened the world, for that owe bro that i could not -- i could barely see to read. >> thanks to the bright screen she has read two books and gotten back into writing pea poetry. this is the first computer that she has ever owned. >> patrice harris fox 45 news "late edition"....
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. >> one of the miners killed in the west virginia tragedy was laid to rest today. family and friends gather to pay respect to say miner scott. he loved mining and was on the job for 21 years. they have not said what caused the explosion. but, he think, methane gas may have had something to do with it. 25 miners were killed in all. >> a fight breaks out on a detroit bus and it was the driver that was being attacked. these two women jumped on the bus driver, as you can see, he fought back. he said this is not the first time he has been assaulted on the job. after this video surfaced both women were arrested, and charged with assault. the driver was not seriously hurt. >> a teenager is elected mayor of a wisconsin town. 19-year-old romaine quinn won tuesday election in rice lake. residents have mixed feelings but many say they are willing to give him a chance. he said the people are looking for a politician that acts more than he talks. the college freshman is anxious to get to work on redine defining city politics. he would be sworn in two weeks. >> and thank goodnes
. >> one of the miners killed in the west virginia tragedy was laid to rest today. family and friends gather to pay respect to say miner scott. he loved mining and was on the job for 21 years. they have not said what caused the explosion. but, he think, methane gas may have had something to do with it. 25 miners were killed in all. >> a fight breaks out on a detroit bus and it was the driver that was being attacked. these two women jumped on the bus driver, as you can see, he fought...
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look at charleston, west virginia at 76 degrees. so you can see the warm air held down to the south west and cooler air that easterly flow allowing for the temperatures to be on the cooler side of things. tonight if you head to the game i think the rain gets out of here right at 47 degrees. partly cloudy and cool. showers ending for the orioles versus rays at about 7:05. i think turned be okay. take a towel to wipe off the seat but nonetheless looks like overnight tonight will continue to clear out with temperatures down to 46 degrees. details look at the rest of the week forecast coming up. >>> you can be in charge of your own personalized weather forecast. i radar now available at fox baltimore.com. use the inner active storms to track storms down to your neighborhood. go to our web site slash i radar. >>> once again. it's that time of the year when allergy sufferers start coughing, sneezing and hacking and really feeling lousy. record cold winter means tree pollen will stick around for a few more weeks. oak tree produce more poll
look at charleston, west virginia at 76 degrees. so you can see the warm air held down to the south west and cooler air that easterly flow allowing for the temperatures to be on the cooler side of things. tonight if you head to the game i think the rain gets out of here right at 47 degrees. partly cloudy and cool. showers ending for the orioles versus rays at about 7:05. i think turned be okay. take a towel to wipe off the seat but nonetheless looks like overnight tonight will continue to clear...
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and west virginia. this tracks off to the east. still awe fee showers firing up ahead of it, losing intensity. and clearing conditions over ohio and indiana. and transpires. and showers move out. maybe early morning showers linger before rush hour, but breaks in the clouds through the morning. and lunch time sunshine. and future scan shows showers gone. and breaks in the clouds through the afternoon. and through the rest of the day tuesday, wednesday, thursday, nice quiet conditions setting up. all across the mid-atlantic as we head through the rest of the week. tonight remaining showers. down to 56. and tomorrow, it looks like breaks in the clouds through the afternoon. and more clouds than in the afternoon, of course. as we see the clouds breakup. and making 63 degrees the temperature. and it looks like we will see winds out of the northwest at 15. and then you see the temperatures inching up. 64 on wednesday. with sunshine. 71 on thursday. and 77 on friday. kicking off the weekend. nice. and 83 by saturday. with plenty of sunshi
and west virginia. this tracks off to the east. still awe fee showers firing up ahead of it, losing intensity. and clearing conditions over ohio and indiana. and transpires. and showers move out. maybe early morning showers linger before rush hour, but breaks in the clouds through the morning. and lunch time sunshine. and future scan shows showers gone. and breaks in the clouds through the afternoon. and through the rest of the day tuesday, wednesday, thursday, nice quiet conditions setting up....
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could the terps' pull off the upset against conference rival virginia? >>> stevenson is the number one-ranked team in division three. today they hosted number two, salisbury. find out which team got their first loss. that's coming up." sports unlimited" starts right now. >>> the regular season begins tomorrow night and the birds play their first game tuesday on the road against the rays. after today's final spring outing, they would say they have some momentum for their first road trip of the season. top of the second -- he gets them look. he finished with two strikeouts. in the third, castio hits a sharp grounder back up the middle. he throws it to first for the out. he pitched four shutout innings. bottom of the 5th, bases loaded. he's starting to look like the old migy. crushes it to left for a grand slam. his first home run of the spring. the o's lead it 5-zip. he hammers it down the left-field line. it goes over the wall for his second homer of spring training. birds on top 7-zip. later in the inning
could the terps' pull off the upset against conference rival virginia? >>> stevenson is the number one-ranked team in division three. today they hosted number two, salisbury. find out which team got their first loss. that's coming up." sports unlimited" starts right now. >>> the regular season begins tomorrow night and the birds play their first game tuesday on the road against the rays. after today's final spring outing, they would say they have some momentum for...
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you can see the pop up showers occurring down in western portions of virginia and west virginia. zooming out the image here. you can see the activity. this area of low pressure. creating some showers and some heavier thunderstorms. over parts of the south. so we will continue to see this activity moving up to our region. as we go through the next several hours here. by late overnight tonight, tomorrow morning, expect to see rain. and in fact, zooming in closer. down over parts of georgia. severe weather is breaking out down there, south of atlanta. for us, temperatures at 61 degrees in baltimore. 58 in d.c. 60 in hagerstown. looks like overnight will see things cloud up. for tomorrow morning, take the umbrellas. temperatures right in the lower to mid 60s w showers off and on through the afternoon. i will have a look at how long the rain sticks around and if we have a dry weekend ahead. coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you, vytas. >> you can be in charge of your own personalized forecast. i-radar is available at foxbaltimore.com. just use the interactive tools to trac
you can see the pop up showers occurring down in western portions of virginia and west virginia. zooming out the image here. you can see the activity. this area of low pressure. creating some showers and some heavier thunderstorms. over parts of the south. so we will continue to see this activity moving up to our region. as we go through the next several hours here. by late overnight tonight, tomorrow morning, expect to see rain. and in fact, zooming in closer. down over parts of georgia....
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craig boswell has the latest developments. >> the clock is ting in the hills of west virginia. four miners remain trapped and crews racing to see if any survived. >> a decision has been made to send rescue teams under. >> more than a dozen rescue workers deep in the mine hoping to find the last of two emergency chambers. a room filled with oxygen and food. and their only chance of survival. >> if they did not make it to this chamber they could not have survived. >> few hundred miles away in washington president obama sends condo lenss and read part of a letter written by a 25-year-old miner, one day before he and 2 family members were killed. >> in it, he said, if anything happens to me, i will be look indown from heaven, at you all. i love you. take care my baby. tell her that daddy loves her. she is beautiful. she is funny. and just take care of my baby girl. >> meantime, the president is ordering a stem to stern review of mining rules after learning the mine owner has been cited thousands of times in the last 15 years for safety infractions. >> take the steps necessary to pr
craig boswell has the latest developments. >> the clock is ting in the hills of west virginia. four miners remain trapped and crews racing to see if any survived. >> a decision has been made to send rescue teams under. >> more than a dozen rescue workers deep in the mine hoping to find the last of two emergency chambers. a room filled with oxygen and food. and their only chance of survival. >> if they did not make it to this chamber they could not have survived. >>...
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into northern virginia as we see the chilly temperatures setting in. so it looks like we will have to wait for sunrise to get the temperatures going back up. temperatures today in the mid 60s. it was breezy. felt cooler out there. but overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. the model data shows the lower 40s. starting us off around 6 a.m. but i think colder than that. in some of the outlying areas when you get into the rural areas of the central parts of maryland. but it looks like on the bigger picture continue to see a warmer push coming in from the southwest. and it will feel good as we go to the weekend. here is what it is looking like. right now. we have this area of low pressure, that is giving us those winds from the northwest. and clear conditions over us right now. high pressure will be building in that will help our temperatures increase as we get into thursday, friday saturday and then sunday. by sunday giving us a chance of showers. dry conditions until then. this high pressure has clockwise rotation around it. warm front associated with t
into northern virginia as we see the chilly temperatures setting in. so it looks like we will have to wait for sunrise to get the temperatures going back up. temperatures today in the mid 60s. it was breezy. felt cooler out there. but overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. the model data shows the lower 40s. starting us off around 6 a.m. but i think colder than that. in some of the outlying areas when you get into the rural areas of the central parts of maryland. but it looks like on the...